CURRICULUM VITAE Steven R. Applewhite, PhD ACADEMIC Graduate School of Social Work University of Houston Houston Texas 77204-4492 (713) 743-8099 (w) [email protected] EDUCATION The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Education, 1977 Adult & Continuing Higher Education Master of Social Work (MSW), 1974 Graduate School of Social Work Concentration: Community, Administration and Policy Development The University of Texas at Austin, 1971 Bachelor of Arts Major: Sociology and Social Welfare ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Houston, 1992- Courses Taught: Confronting Oppression, Macro Practice, Issues in Aging, Multicultural Practice, Community Empowerment with People of Color. Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Bilingual-Bicultural Project. School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Tempe, Az., 1985-1992. Courses Taught: Initiating Community Change, Initiating Organizational Change, Macro Practice, Ethnic Minorities and Social Work; Aging and Social Policy, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Ethnic and Cultural Variables in Social Work, Community Resources, Social Policy. Acting Director/ Assistant Professor. Center for Chicano Aged, Graduate School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, 1984-1985 Courses Taught: Social Policy and the Aged, Human Services Administration and Planning I, Human Services Administration and Planning II. Administrative duties: Conference planning, publishing, and grantwriting Visiting Assistant Professor. Sociology Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Sept.1984 - Dec.1984 Course Taught: Minority and Dominant Relations Assistant Professor, School of Community Services, Center for Studies in Aging, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Sept 1979- August, 1983. Courses Taught: Social Gerontology; Federal, State and Local Programs in Aging, Ethnic Factors in Service Planning and Delivery, Aging Programs and Services, Social Work and Aging, Retirement and Per-Retirement Planning. Admin.: Implemented an academic advising, testing, evaluation, and counseling program for student athletes at UNT. Director of Continuing Education. Genetics Center, University of North Texas Denton, Texas, Dec. 1977 - August, 1980. Directed a statewide continuing education program in genetic screening and counseling for health and human service practitioners. Course Taught: Genetics and Social Work (Department of Social Work) Lecturer. Sienna Heights College, Department of Sociology and Social Work Adrian, Michigan. Sept 1977- Dec.1977 Course taught: Social Psychology; Sociology. Field Services Specialist/Bilingual Coordinator. Program for Educational Opportunity Title IV Desegregation Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 1972 - Dec 1977 Technical assistance to Michigan school districts under court order to desegregate. Duties: a) conflict management and mediation, b) district needs assessment, c) human relations training, and d) curriculum development. GED Instructor. Neighborhood Youth Corp., Austin, Texas, Jan 1973-Aug 1973 ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Books Applewhite, S. (Ed.) (1988). Hispanic elderly in transition: Theory, research, policy and practice. New York: Greenwood Press. Applewhite, S., Busbee, D. and Borgaonkar, D. (Eds.) (1981). Genetic screening and counseling: A multidisciplinary perspective. Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas. Refereed Journals Applewhite, S. (1998). Culturally competent practice with elderly Latinos. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 30, (1/2), 1-15. Co-published simultaneously in Latino Elders and the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Challenges for Culturally Competent Research and Practice (ed. Melvin Delgado) The Haworth Press, Inc., 1998, pp.1-15. Applewhite, S. (1998) Coping and survival skills of homeless veterans. Journal of Applied Social Sciences 23, (1), 13-21. Applewhite, S. (1997). Homeless veterans: Perspectives on social service utilization. Social Work 42 (1), 19-30. Applewhite, S. (1997). Qualitative research in gerontology. Journal of Educational Gerontology 23 (1), 15-27. Applewhite, S. ( 1995).Curanderismo: Demystifying the health beliefs and practices of elderly Mexican-Americans. Health and Social Work Journal, 20 (4), 247-253. Co-published in Multicultural Issues in Social Work (eds: P. Ewalt, E.M. Freeman, S.A. Kirk, D.L. Poole). Washington DC: NASW Press, 1996, pp. 455-468. Daley, M.J., Wong, P., & Applewhite, S. (1992). Serving on the boards of mental health agencies: The experience of Mexican American community leaders. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 19 (5), 355-365. Applewhite, S, Wong, P., & Daley, M.(1991). Service approaches and delivery issues in Hispanic agencies. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 19(1), 27-37. Wong, P., Applewhite, S. & Daley, M. (1990). Despotism to pluralism: The evolution of voluntary organizations in Chinese American communities. Ethnic Groups, 8, 215-233. Daley, J M, Applewhite, S. & Jorquez, J. (1986). Community participation of the Chicano elderly: A model. International Journal of Aging and Adult and Human Development 29, 135-150. Varhely, S. & Applewhite, S. (1985). Recruitment and retention of minority students. Journal of College Student Personnel, 26, 77-78. Book Chapters Applewhite, S and Torres, C. (forthcoming). Rural older Latinos. In Kaye, L.W. and Butler, S. Gerontological social work practice in rural towns and communities. Haworth Press. To be co-published simultaneously in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Applewhite, S, and Torres, C. (forthcoming). Poverty and elderly Hispanics in the United States. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Departamento de Medecina Familiar, Monterrey, Mexico. Applewhite, S. and Daley, J M (1988). Cross-cultural understanding for social work practice with Hispanic elderly. In: S. Applewhite (Ed.), Hispanic elderly in transition (pp. 3-16). New York: Greenwood Press. Sotomayor, M. and Applewhite, S.(1988). The Hispanic elderly in the extended multigenerational family. In: S. Applewhite (Ed.), Hispanic elderly in transition (pp121- 133). NY:Grenwood Paz, J. and Applewhite, S. (1988). Empowerment: Strengthening the natural support network of the Hispanic rural elderly. In: S. Applewhite (Ed.), Hispanic elderly in transition (pp.143- 155). New York: Greenwood Press. Applewhite, S. (1982). Disadvantaged elderly. In: N. Ernest and H.R. Glazer-Waldman (Ed.), The aged patient: A sourcebook for the allied health professional (pp.65-83).Chicago,Ill: Year Book Medical Publishing. Fairchild, T.J. and Applewhite, S. (1982). Demographics of the minority aged. In: Aging, race and culture: Issues in long-term care (pp.15-22). Washington, DC: American Association of Homes for the Aging. Edited Monographs and Manuals Lozano-Applewhite, S. and Ramirez de Arellano, A.B. (1992). Brief bibliography: Hispanic/Latino gerontology. Washington DC: Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Maldonado, D. and Lozano-Applewhite, S. (Ed.)(1985). Cross-cultural social work practice in aging: A Hispanic perspective (Monograph). Arlington: The University of Texas, School of Social Work, Center for Chicano Aged. Maldonado, D. and Applewhite, S. (1986). The Hispanic elderly: Empowerment through training (Training Manual). Arlington: The University of Texas, School of Social Work, Center for Chicano Aged. Book Reviews Markides, K.S. and Manuel R Miranda (Eds.)(1998). Minorities, Aging, and Health, Thousand Oaks, CA.: SAGE. In Sustainable Communities Review, (Fall, 1998), 2(2), p.47. Parham, I.A. (Ed.) (1993). Gerontological Social Work: An Annotated Bibliography, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. In Contemporary Gerontology, (Fall, 1994), 1(3), 94-95. _______. Reconceiving part-time work: New perspectives for older workers and women. In International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 25 (4), 323-324. Chapters in Proceedings, Monographs, and Technical Reports Applewhite, S. (1990). Cultural and ethnic diversity: Arizona's rainbow In: 1990 Arizona Governors Conference on Aging Issues Forum (pp. 45-48). Phoenix: AZ: Governors Advisory Council on Aging. Kastenbaum, R.J. and Applewhite, S.R. (1986). Special problems facing aging and the aged in Arizona. In: J.S. Hall, N.J.Cayers, D.L.Roepke, and T.M. Plese (Ed.), Social Services in Arizona: Increasing Needs-Challenging Resources ( pp. 93-102). Tempe: Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Applewhite, S. (1985). The Hispanic elderly in the U.S. In: M. Guevarra, P. Arias, & L. Larson (Ed.), Developing cultural competence: Awareness, integration, sensitivity and competence ( pp. 1-20). Laredo: Texas Migrant Council. Applewhite, S. (1985). Social development and the cultural context of Hispanic elderly. In: D. Maldonado and S. Applewhite (Ed.), Cross-cultural social work practice in aging: A Hispanic perspective ( pp.1-21). Arlington: University of Texas, Graduate School of Social Work, Center for Chicano Aged. Applewhite, S. (1979). The legal dialect of bilingual education. In: R. Padilla (Ed.), Ethnoperspectives in bilingual education research: bilingual education and public policy in the United States (pp.3-17). Ypsilanti: Eastern Michigan University; Bilingual Education Center. Audiovisual Applewhite, S. (1985) (Producer/Director). Servicios para personas mayores de edad (Services for older adults) (Slide/sound program). Available: Texas Department on Aging, Austin, Tx. Grants, Honors, Awards Master Teacher. The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. 1994. Faculty